Sangam and Shreejesh
Dadagaun, Kathmandu, October 16th, 2015

There is a short-cut I sometimes take, when I want to get over to Manamaiju without walking all the way up to the hairpin curve by Nag Pokhari. The path starts as a bit of an alley, that then leads down to cross the floor of a small valley. Right before the valley there is a small plot of a garden opposite a tall house that looks out over all. In the past, I have taken photos of Ritisha and her parents, who live in the house. Sometimes as I am walking across the valley I will hear my name called, and look up to see Ritisha and her sister on the roof, and we exchange funny faces back and forth.

On the day of this photo, Shreejesh walked up and asked if he could have his photo taken as well (his house has a large barky dog, so I don't often go by it). I said sure. Shreejesh is ten years old, and his friend Sangam is six.

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